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hand boiler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhænd ˈbɔɪlə/ (UK)
  • /ˈhænd ˈbɔɪlɚ/ (US)

Etymology

Compound of hand + boiler.

Meanings

  1. A toy usually consisting of a glass sculpture made of two bulbs connected by a looped and twisted piece of tubing, which contains dyed ethanol inside that seemingly boils when gripped.

Forms

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Synonyms

love meter